Anglesey Mining PLC (AIM:AYM) has formally submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report for its Pays Mountain project to the North Wales Minerals and Waste Planning Service.
The Planning Service assesses mineral planning applications on behalf of the Isle of Anglesey County Council and other County Councils within the North Wales Region.
Anglesey added that the Scoping Report forms part of the first stage in the EIA process and sets out the project’s perceived impacts, specifically identifying any crucial and significant impacts which will be assessed as part of the final EIA report.
“At this EIA scoping stage, the project description remains indicative and will be refined following ongoing mining engineering studies, economic analysis and discussions with neighbours, the wider community and other stakeholders,” the statement added.
Once the assessment is complete, the scoping report will be placed on Anglesey Council Planning Public Register.
Anglesey’s chief executive Rob Marsden participated in a monitoring visit and meeting on site at Parys Mountain on 13 August 2024 with the Senior Minerals and Waste Planning Officer.
Marsden commented: “The submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for the Parys Mountain Project is a very significant milestone for Anglesey.
“The assessment of the environmental and social impacts of mining of copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold from Parys Mountain, in addition to the economic feasibility, will play a major part in the permitting processes required to progress the project through investment and financing to mineral production.”